Lynn was the kind of man who, if he wasn’t petering around fixing something, was off traveling somewhere. He was happiest sitting out in his man cave watching a ball game with whoever wanted to join him. If you knew him, you probably have a story about how he fouled a tractor, and you probably still laugh when you tell it.
He wasn’t one for big speeches about feelings, but he paid attention, and nothing mattered more to him than his family. He and Rita spent more than 30 years building a life together, and she was the center of his world. He was proud of his kids in a quiet way. He didn’t always say it out loud, but each of us knew it in our own way. When the grandkids came along, that same love got softer and louder at the same time, and being Pawpaw became the best job he ever had.
He is survived by his wife, Rita Lanoux; his children, Shana Lanoux, Ryon Lanoux and his wife Jessica, Sandy Hyatt and her partner Ryan Hymel, and Megan Laiche and her husband Richard; his grandchildren, Ryleigh, Ryder, and Avery Lanoux, Roen Hymel, and Dean, Tessa, Hadlee, and Grady Laiche; and his brother, Chad Lanoux. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sisters, Andrea Lanoux and Sondra Miller.
The house will have fewer open doors and misplaced tools without him, and we will miss the chaos. But the things he gave us, his advice and the way he picked on all of us, don’t leave with him. We see them in each other, and we see them in his grandchildren every day.
A visitation will be held at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church on Friday, November 13, 2026 from 9:00AM-11:00AM, followed by a service at 11:00AM.
Serving as pallbearers will be Jeremy Lanoux, Bruce Clouatre, Kade Miller, Dave Miller, Ryan Hymel, and Richard Laiche; and honorary pallbearer Ryder Lanoux.
In lieu of flowers please consider a donation in Lynn’s memory to a charity of your choice, or do what he would have done and spend time with the people you love.
